The Life and Times of James Catnach, (Late of Seven Dials), Ballad Monger

by Charles Hindley

Book Overview

James Catnach (1792-1841) became famous for publishing satirical ballads and sensational accounts of famous murders in his daily broadsheets, first printed in his own home in Seven Dials, London. Capitalising on the turbulent times, Catnach grew rich on producing lurid descriptions of crimes and the trials and executions that followed them. His imagination occasionally over-stepped the mark; he was once jailed for libel after claiming that a local...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108039421
• ISBN13: 9781108039420
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"